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Guiding Questions

==‍I understand the rock cycle and how energy passes from one stage to the next. I can identify rocks and minerals based on physical properties.== ==‍‍‍ 1. (6.6a) ‍‍(I can compare metals, nonmetals, and metalloids using physical properties such as luster, conductivity, or malleability.)==

==‍‍‍‍‍‍ 2. (6.6c) ‍‍(I can test the physical properties of minerals, including hardness, color, luster and streak.)==

‍ Vocabulary
Rock Cycle

Uplifiting

Mountain building - Major geological event that occurs when continental plates of equal density converge Erosion

Weathering

Deposition

Compaction

Cementation

Heat

Pressure

Melting

Metamorphic rock

Sedimentary rock

Igneous rock

Plate Tectonic Theory

Earthquake - Major geological events that occur when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; a frequent occurrence at transform boundaries

Volcano - Major geological events that occur when a dense plate subducts below a less dense plate as they converge

Lava

Magma

__WEB SOURCES:__

=Layers of the Earth=

A Walk through the Rock Cycle

Interactive Rock Cycle

Web Surfing Science - Layers of the Earth: Earth's Layers The Center Under the Soil

PBL:

Web Surfing Science - The Rock Cycle: How are Rocks Formed? Be a Rock Hound! Types of Rocks The Rock Cycle

















[|Test Your Knowledge on the Rock Cycle!]

[|USGS Site - Types of Rocks]

[|Types of Rocks - Rocks are not the same!]

[|Start your Rock Collection!]

[|Identify Types of Rocks]

[|Rock Cycle - Animations and Examples]

[|Rock Cycle - Drag and Drop Activity]

Rock Cycle - Animations

Grains of Sand

[|Rock Key]

=[|Rocks and Earth Structure]=

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